[Pkg-alsa-devel] Unresolved Symbols

[Thomas Hood]

On Wed, 2005-01-05 at 23:21 -0800, Sean Edwards wrote:
> First of all, I want to thank you for your dedication
> and hard work.
> 
> I just upgraded my kernel image to 2.4.27-1-k7, which
> prompted me to upgrade to alsa-modules-2.4.27-1-k7. 


This is known bug #287783.  The solution for now is to build your own
alsa-modules package.  Install alsa-source and follow the directions in 
its README.Debian.


> alsaconf now produces this output:
> 
> Running update-modules...
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in
> /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-k7/updates/alsa/snd-azx.o
[...]
> Loading driver...
> /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-k7/updates/alsa/snd-page-alloc.o:
> /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-k7/updates/alsa/snd-page-alloc.o:
> unresolved symbol mem_map_Rdb8be4fa
[...]
> insmod snd-via82xx failed
> Setting default volumes...
> Saving the mixer setup used for this in
> /var/lib/alsa/asound.state.
> /usr/sbin/alsactl: save_state:1061: No soundcards
> found...
> 
> ===============================================================================
> 
>  Now ALSA is ready to use.
>  For adjustment of volumes, use your favorite mixer.
> 
>  Have a lot of fun!


alsaconf is pretty clueless isn't it?


> I also notice that something is causing the via82cxxx
> module to load in the kernel at boot, and I can not
> find what is causing that.


via82cxxx is an IDE driver, not a sound driver.

-- 
Thomas Hood <jdthood@aglu.demon.nl>